Shooby Dooby Doo Wop
A podcast where we talk about pop music. Specifically by deep-diving a randomly selected UK Top 10 singles chart from the past.
Hosted by comedians James Cook and Andy Robinson it is packed with facts, analysis, anecdotes and unasked-for-opinions as we unflinchingly confront the songs you love and hate, and those you've completely forgotten.
Bop bop shoo-wop.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2025
12th June 1988, Part 2
Whilst exploring the matter of the myths and mistaken beliefs about the top half of this summer chart, Andy and James reveal how to get a number one single, whether a charity record can be detrimenta…
12th June 1988, Part 1
As they discuss the truths and testimonies around the lower half of this late 80's chart James and Andy cannot help but find themselves also discussing the benefits and pitfalls of pronoun swaps, the…
30th April 1976, Part 2
James and Andy explore the legend and the libel behind the toppermost of the poppermost of this 70s UK chart addressing the dark underbelly of success, difficulties in making sleeping arrangements, t…
30th April 1976, Part 1
Whilst reminiscing about the ramifications of the stories behind numbers 10 to 6 of this seventies chart Andy and James also uncover facts, fictions and fabrications about the relationship between th…
Free Bonus Tracks, Part 2
A sneak preview of our special Bonus Tracks podcasts. While Andy and James drive around Coventry ring road, enjoy this compilation of some of our best deep-dives of pop songs that never made the UK T…
Free Bonus Tracks, Part 1
A sneak preview of our special Bonus Tracks podcasts. While Andy and James knock back the free drinks at Club Tropicana, enjoy this compilation of some of our best deep-dives of pop songs that never …
27th December 1952, Part 2
As they explore the 5 most popular songs of the end of 1952, Andy and James are drawn into discussions of the location of love, the first UK number ones ever and who is pop's answer to Aristotle?
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27th December 1952, Part 1
It's the "Twixmas' of 1952 so James and Andy excavate the lower half of this early UK singles Top 10. They also uncover things about uncredited arrangers, what constitutes a standard, special preside…
18th June 2002, Part 2
Whilst excavating the facts and fictions at the top of this randomly selected singles chart, James and Andy cannot help but discuss techno, playground taunts, big beat boutiques and unusual Elvis fil…
18th June 2002, Part 1
As they dig into the accusations and allegations of the lower half of this early noughties UK singles Top Ten, Andy and James also are drawn into discovering things about the World Cup, Stars in Thei…
2nd September 1984, Part 2
In the second half of this randomly selected UK singles Top 10, Andy and James cannot help but discuss Japanese translations, party cliches and whether they are getting on or off.
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2nd September 1984, Part 1
As they explore the stories behind the lower half of this UK singles Top 10, James and Andy talk of the benefits of enforced repeated listening, doctors and ghost cameos.
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22nd August 1996, Part 2
Whilst discussing the heights of this Top 10 from 1996, specially selected by one of our Patreon backers, Andy and James are drawn into discussing writing songs whilst visiting the bathroom, Ponzi sc…
22nd August 1996, Part 1
As they discover the standards and the stories behind numbers 10 to 6 of this mid 90's chart that's been specially selected by one of our Patreon backers, James and Andy also stumble upon subjects su…
7th March 1966, Part 2
James and Andy stomp into the top 5 of this UK singles chart from 1966, examining songs by comedians, scientific measurements and rock toddlers.
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7th March 1966, Part 1
James and Andy shimmy into a UK Top 10 singles chart from heart of the swinging sixties and discuss ridiculous boasts, the most luxurious green rooms that showbiz has to offer and facts you'll never …
16th September 1974, Part 2
As James and Andy finish examining this UK Top 10 singles chart they'll explore singing with your siblings (twice), one hit wonders who might actually be aliens and the songs you sing when you see st…
16th September 1974, Part 1
Well well, James Cook and Andy Robinson discuss record breaking drummers, tragic rockstar deaths and walruses as they deep-dive the first half of this Top 10 UK singles chart from the mid 70s.
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